Side Air Bags (Side Bag) - Alfa Romeo Spider 2008 Owner's Manual

SIDE AIR BAGS
(Side bag)
The car is provided with front side bags to
increase protection of driver' and passen-
ger's chest and pelvis zone.
Side bags protect car occupants from
side crashes of medium-high severity, by
placing the cushion between the occu-
pant and the internal parts of the side
structure of the car.
Non-activation of side bags in other
types of collisions (front collisions, rear
shunts, roll-overs, etc...) is not a system
malfunction.
In case of side crash, an electronic con-
trol unit, when required triggers the in-
flation of the cushion. The cushion im-
mediately inflates, placing itself as a pro-
tection, between the occupant's body
and the structure that could cause in-
juries. Immediately after, the cushion de-
flates.
Side air bags are not a replacement of
but complementary to the belts, which
you are recommended to always wear,
as specified by law in Europe and most
non-European countries.
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SIDE BAGS - CHEST AND
PELVIS ZONE PROTECTION
They are composed by two types of in-
stant inflation cushions and are housed
in the back rest of the front seats
fig. 14. The task of the side air bags
is to increase protection of the occu-
pants' chest and pelvis zone in the event
of a side crash of medium-high severity.
IMPORTANT When the airbag in-
flates it emits a small amount of dusts.
These dusts are harmless and is not the
beginning of a fire; then the unfold cush-
ion surface and the car interiors can be
covered by a dusty remains: this dust
can irritate skin and eyes. In case of con-
tact, wash yourself using neutral soap
and water.
fig. 14
Expiration dates of pyrotechnic charge
and coil contact are indicated on the la-
bel located on the driver's door. As these
dates approach, contact Alfa Romeo Au-
thorized Services for replacement.
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